TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium species in livestock in Ireland
AU - Mirhashemi, Marzieh Ezzaty
AU - Zintl, Annetta
AU - Grant, Tim
AU - Lucy, Frances
AU - Mulcahy, Grace
AU - Waal, Theo De
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015.
PY - 2016/1/30
Y1 - 2016/1/30
N2 - Cryptosporidium is a protozoan that can cause gastro-intestinal illness with diarrhoea in a wide range of hosts. In fact some species of Cryptosporidium can infect the broad range of hosts. The current paper is focused to investigate monthly prevalence and diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. during the spring and early summer (March-June) in 2009 and 2010 in farms with no history of cryptosporidiosis. Animal samples were analyzed to elucidate the prevalence of Cryptosporidium in two regions, West and the East catchments in Ireland. Our investigation demonstrates the prevalence ranges from 14% to 26% an early summer peak (June) was observed. Based on the findings of this study Cryptosporidium ryanae (in cattle, horses), and Cryptosporidium bovis/xiaoi followed by Cryptosporidium parvum (in sheep) were found to be the predominant species in asymptomatic cases. The circulation of other Cryptosporidium species such as C. parvum, C. bovis, C. ubiquitum, C. andersoni and Cryptosporidium horse and pig genotypes in livestock was investigated.
AB - Cryptosporidium is a protozoan that can cause gastro-intestinal illness with diarrhoea in a wide range of hosts. In fact some species of Cryptosporidium can infect the broad range of hosts. The current paper is focused to investigate monthly prevalence and diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. during the spring and early summer (March-June) in 2009 and 2010 in farms with no history of cryptosporidiosis. Animal samples were analyzed to elucidate the prevalence of Cryptosporidium in two regions, West and the East catchments in Ireland. Our investigation demonstrates the prevalence ranges from 14% to 26% an early summer peak (June) was observed. Based on the findings of this study Cryptosporidium ryanae (in cattle, horses), and Cryptosporidium bovis/xiaoi followed by Cryptosporidium parvum (in sheep) were found to be the predominant species in asymptomatic cases. The circulation of other Cryptosporidium species such as C. parvum, C. bovis, C. ubiquitum, C. andersoni and Cryptosporidium horse and pig genotypes in livestock was investigated.
KW - Cryptosporidium
KW - Ireland
KW - Livestock
KW - Molecular epidemiology
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84955612787
U2 - 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.12.002
DO - 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.12.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 26801590
AN - SCOPUS:84955612787
SN - 0304-4017
VL - 216
SP - 18
EP - 22
JO - Veterinary Parasitology
JF - Veterinary Parasitology
ER -
